tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post116909058701652231..comments2015-03-30T19:41:01.346-07:00Comments on John K Stuff: My Crappy BG paintings-Big House BluesJohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169184290667932452007-01-18T21:24:00.000-08:002007-01-18T21:24:00.000-08:00Agreed. Ren's hude ears are way cooler than the sm...Agreed. Ren's hude ears are way cooler than the smaller ones, though I suppose the change helps Ren fit into a more humanesque role in the later episodes. Big House Blues is still one of my favorite episodes of all time.<BR/><BR/>All the Games episodes seem to have Ren with really tiny ears and a big jaw with an underbite. That barly scratches the surface of what's wrong with them though.The Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756808751498244773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169179780481298162007-01-18T20:09:00.000-08:002007-01-18T20:09:00.000-08:00Classic! I miss that original version of Ren - wi...Classic! I miss that original version of Ren - with the big expressive ears The later, smaller eared Ren was too reminiscent of how Bugs Bunny devolved with the bigger head (thanks to Chuck Jones). Well ok, not that bad.<BR/><BR/>Great screen caps!CartoonStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14605799458022669745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169166881546297272007-01-18T16:34:00.000-08:002007-01-18T16:34:00.000-08:00Thanks for all the thinking and writing John. My c...Thanks for all the thinking and writing John. My circle of artist friends admire your work and ideas immensly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169161513721001582007-01-18T15:05:00.000-08:002007-01-18T15:05:00.000-08:00Two things I noticed:- The prominence of the subtl...Two things I noticed:<BR/><BR/>- The prominence of the subtly modified OVAL as a recurring shape. It works.<BR/><BR/>- Certain proportions and especially shapes, like Stimpy's nose in the second-to-last screen grab, it's almost like a cartoon shoe.<BR/><BR/>I miss those shapes and proportions. John I'd rather see <I>you</I> do them than other people try to rip them off and get them wrong.Raffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680153957085998701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169161222387972132007-01-18T15:00:00.000-08:002007-01-18T15:00:00.000-08:00ScreenshotsOpening pan of Big House Blues. Low qua...Screenshots<BR/>Opening pan of Big House Blues. <BR/>Low quality but you get the point.<BR/><BR/>http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o50/rogt5/cityscape.jpg<BR/><BR/>While I am at it, here's a neat pan from Baby Bottleneck.<BR/><BR/>http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o50/rogt5/Bottleneck.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169157666922177702007-01-18T14:01:00.000-08:002007-01-18T14:01:00.000-08:00"sean.. It would probably be fair to say that Ren ..."sean.. It would probably be fair to say that Ren & Stimpy is 'responsible' for a very large proportion of TV cartoons for the last 15 years."<BR/><BR/>i think i would totally agree. <BR/><BR/>i was just reminded of one scene in it when ren and stimpy go to the house and you see the interior. i always loved that splatter painting on the wall. <BR/><BR/>great vibeseanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04204187233852129408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169155998804820372007-01-18T13:33:00.000-08:002007-01-18T13:33:00.000-08:00I didn't know you painted those yourself. I LIKE t...I didn't know you painted those yourself. I LIKE the "sloppiness".<BR/><BR/>Big House Blues has my favorite drawing style of any Ren and Stimpy cartoon ever.Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11758575501655342310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169154839236855172007-01-18T13:13:00.000-08:002007-01-18T13:13:00.000-08:00Dear Mr. K.... Heh, I'm a 9-year old kid from T...Dear Mr. K....<BR/><BR/> Heh, I'm a 9-year old kid from Texas. Of course you don't know me. My brother and I were out of school today (apparently 'cause my mom couldn't start her car on account of ice) and we watched not 2, 3, or 4 hours of classic Ren & Stimpy but 5.... my eyes really hurt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169149541459128172007-01-18T11:45:00.000-08:002007-01-18T11:45:00.000-08:00I am not really a big fan of Big House Blues, alth...I am not really a big fan of Big House Blues, although for a no budget cartoon it looks real good. The characters and the background look really wonky to me, and the whole cartoon has this really late 80s-early 90s feel that I hate.<BR/><BR/>But all your other cartoons are great!Max Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05733661598407066820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169141216884516622007-01-18T09:26:00.000-08:002007-01-18T09:26:00.000-08:00I have no clue why you think that painting with th...I have no clue why you think that painting with the prehistoric Stimpy battling all the Rens isn't good. Maybe you're too hard on yourself. I've always loved it.The Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15756808751498244773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169133935462432632007-01-18T07:25:00.000-08:002007-01-18T07:25:00.000-08:00WHOAH!! This cartoon looks amazing! I wanna see it...WHOAH!! This cartoon looks amazing! I wanna see it!!! Ren looks so cute.<BR/><BR/>They did that blotchy background flash effect in Games episodes alot, but they overdid it. They were uncalled for in the places they used them. John, those paintings aren't half-bad, by the way.Jorge Garridohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12832351250499740167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169130751995417952007-01-18T06:32:00.000-08:002007-01-18T06:32:00.000-08:00OK, this one of those things that lazy directors s...OK, this one of those things that lazy directors see and thinks: "that's so different, it may actually be cool," and uses a pseudo-version to dress up his or her crappy cartoons. It's like broadcasters who steal one or two aspects of the Howard Stern program to punch up their crappy broadcasts and harp on it to death like an annoying infant who plays the same tune on its toy xylophone over and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169110656027977012007-01-18T00:57:00.000-08:002007-01-18T00:57:00.000-08:00"I wish I had known Art Lozzi was around!"How saav..."I wish I had known Art Lozzi was around!"<BR/><BR/>How saavy were you with cartoon history & techniques (overall) around the time of 'big house blues' ? <BR/><BR/>I'm just wondering at what period in your life you started doing research, did it start when you were a kid? Is it easier to do cartoon research being in Hollywood?<BR/><BR/>just wondering!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169110379815727842007-01-18T00:53:00.000-08:002007-01-18T00:53:00.000-08:00ahhh, those bg's are hell good! Killah post!ahhh, those bg's are hell good! <BR/>Killah post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169110318868938122007-01-18T00:51:00.000-08:002007-01-18T00:51:00.000-08:00John's painting are lovely.But he thinks they look...John's painting are lovely.<BR/>But he thinks they look crap. Haha! I think most artists hate their own work.<BR/>If you're satisfied with everything you do, you never strive to improve.<BR/>And then you get stuck in a loop. Or something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169108531120162262007-01-18T00:22:00.000-08:002007-01-18T00:22:00.000-08:00I ripped you off in terms of using color cards for...I ripped you off in terms of using color cards for my latest cartoon, "Scare-Horn & Belle Jingles." See the scene where the little girl teases the killer by sticking her tongue out at him. I think I sent you the link awhile ago, but if you don't have it let me know and I'll send it to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169105158812606212007-01-17T23:25:00.000-08:002007-01-17T23:25:00.000-08:00Hey Nicoput some on your blog and I'll link to it!...Hey Nico<BR/><BR/>put some on your blog and I'll link to it!<BR/><BR/>Thanks!JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169104749549148712007-01-17T23:19:00.000-08:002007-01-17T23:19:00.000-08:00John-You mean THIS scene from Baby Bottleneck??htt...John-<BR/><BR/>You mean THIS scene from Baby Bottleneck??<BR/><BR/>http://www.happyhourshorts.com/gifs/daffyhit.gifAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169104544000867922007-01-17T23:15:00.000-08:002007-01-17T23:15:00.000-08:00Those paintings are one of the things that I reall...Those paintings are one of the things that I really enjoyed in R&S!Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03789284183725843773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169102160093121332007-01-17T22:36:00.000-08:002007-01-17T22:36:00.000-08:00Hey John"Big House Blues" is one of my "ALL TIME F...Hey John<BR/><BR/>"Big House Blues" is one of my "ALL TIME FAVORITE" Ren & Stimpy cartoons. The style of this episode really stands out from the other episodes. Thats one thing I love about R & S, Each episode looks a little differant from the last episode. You, Jim Smith, Bob Camp and Lynn Naylor did a real great job for this historick animated masterpeice. I really hope to god that you will getJesse Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03746880067438478877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169098485469723082007-01-17T21:34:00.000-08:002007-01-17T21:34:00.000-08:00Damn John, dont be so hard on yourself. Hell, your...Damn John, dont be so hard on yourself. Hell, your so- called "bad paintings" are 10 times better than anything on tv today. Big house blues is great! Its got that rawness to it that attracted me from the beginning. The BG's were awesome in R&S. I can see you really did utilize the backgrounds as emphasis toward the action. That was one of the shows signatures.Ryan G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06827237110530982034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169096058965258232007-01-17T20:54:00.000-08:002007-01-17T20:54:00.000-08:00One of my favourite scenes with that technique is ...One of my favourite scenes with that technique is the one in Stimpy's Big Day, when Stimpy is watching the opening theme to the Muddy Mudskipper show, and the background changes repeatedly in time with the last few chords. Fun!Aggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02820840176316205206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169093375992223452007-01-17T20:09:00.000-08:002007-01-17T20:09:00.000-08:00sean.. It would probably be fair to say that Ren &...sean.. It would probably be fair to say that Ren & Stimpy is 'responsible' for a very large proportion of TV cartoons for the last 15 years.Garethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15651687161531291443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169092673808798452007-01-17T19:57:00.000-08:002007-01-17T19:57:00.000-08:00god that one was so goddamn surreal. I don't think...<I>god</I> that one was so goddamn surreal. I don't think I knew <I>what</I> the hell to make of that when I saw it amidst a shorts compilation. Seeing these isolated shots brings back how insane some of these gags were, especially against the script-driven cartoons of the time.<BR/><BR/>Also, I feel somehow ashamed to still be a sucker for a good smear drawing, but I am in love with whoever did Peggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06781525580272893163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1169092441681507542007-01-17T19:54:00.000-08:002007-01-17T19:54:00.000-08:00John,Did I hear you say once (or read, maybe) that...John,<BR/><BR/>Did I hear you say once (or read, maybe) that there were only four of you that animated this? What did it take to get the green light on the pilot?<BR/><BR/>I really like this technique. It sort of emphasizes the cartoon as a whole -- dialog affects action affects background affects reaction, etc. They're not all separate (or shouldn't be).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com